What most people don’t realize is that we are bio electrical engines. In order to accomplish all the many millions of complex functions that occur over the course of the day in our bodies, they have to be able to communicate with themselves all the way down to the cellular level. How does this happen? It happens through pulses of electricity.
Our bodies operate on an electromagnetic current. Believe it or not, all of the organs in the body emit these fields of electrical current. In fact, nerve signals are nothing more than electrical charges.
What creates this electrical power in our body is a very fine balance that exists in our bio chemistry. One of the most important systems in the body that relies on this delicate, bio chemical balance is the blood stream. This is where the concept of pH comes into play. But what is the pH Level?
WHAT PH IS AND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO ALL OUR BODY FUNCTIONS
PH is a scale that measures how acidic or alkaline a substance is. The scale ranges from 1 to 14 with 1 being very acidic, 7 being neutral, and 14 being very alkaline. Depending on where the pH level is, it can help to create health or health problems.
The pH of our blood is extremely important. The ideal pH level for our blood is right around 7.365 and our body goes to enormous lengths to maintain this level. If our blood pH were to vary 1 or 2 points in either direction, it would change the complete electrical chemistry in the body. In essence, there would be no electrical power and in short order we would drop dead. Obviously, maintaining the right pH level in our blood is absolutely life maintaining.
WHAT ACID CAN DO TO THE BALANCE OF THE PH SYSTEM
With the pH level being so important, a good way to avoid upsetting this delicate bio chemical balance would be to take a look at those things that can compromise the maintenance of the ideal pH level in our body. And what is the main culprit in this case? The answer is the creation of acid in our body. The only acid that is good in our body is our stomach acid, all other acid simply kills.
Before we look at what causes acid, here’s a detailed example to give you an idea of what can happen in the blood when our pH drops to less than ideal. First we need to know that red blood cells are how oxygen is transported to all the cells in our body. As red blood cells move into the tiny capillaries, the space they have to move through gets very small. In fact, the diameter of the capillaries gets so small that the red blood cells sometimes have to pass through these capillaries one red blood cell at a time. Because it is important for the red blood cells to be able to flow easily and quickly through our body, they have a mechanism that allows them to remain separate from each other. This mechanism is the negative charge that exists on the outside of healthy red blood cells. The negative charge causes them to stay apart from each other, sort of like when we try to push the negative ends of two magnets together. They resist each other and stay apart.
SYMPTOMS OF LOW PH LEVELS OR AN ACIDIC BODY
This is where acid comes in and screws everything up. It interferes with this very important mechanism of red blood cell separation in a very frightening way. Acid actually strips away the negative charge from red blood cells. The result is that our red blood cells tend to clump together and not flow as easily. To take it a step further, it makes it harder for the reds to move freely through those small capillaries. This means less oxygen gets to our cells. Acid also weakens the red blood cells to the point where they begin to die. And when they die, they release even more acid into our systems.
Here in lies the big problem. When our red blood cells are unable to carry precious oxygen to the systems/organs of the body, problems start to arise. For example, when an area of the body is not provided with nutrients AND oxygen, cancer has a breeding ground created. Therefore, it is imperative that we give those worker cells the ability to deliver the life giving oxygen by maintaining a healthy pH level.
Furthermore, what do you think happens to our energy level if over time their system becomes more and more acidic? Their biochemical balance is disrupted and the red blood cells cannot deliver oxygen and nutrients as efficiently to all their cells. This makes our energy levels drop dramatically. Why do you think there are so many different energy drinks on the market that are selling like hotcakes? Because almost everyone is tired. Our food system is such a farst and only revolves around making money for the most part. They use compounds that were never intended to be ingested, therefore creating such an acidic environment that we are overwhelmed with exhaustion.
Other common symptoms of an unbalanced or low pH level include, bloating, belching, and feeling full after eating small amounts of food. Other symptoms could include insomnia, water retention, migraines, constipation with diarrhea, fatigue, a burning sensation on the tongue and in the mouth, and halitosis.
Now that we have the picture as to the importance of pH in our body, let’s take a quick look at what causes acidity in our body and then look at steps we can take to get our body pH back to an ideal level.
WHAT CAUSES ACID IN THE BODY
The primary cause of an acidic condition or low pH levels in the body is from what we eat and drink. And it isn’t how “acidic” something may taste that determines if the food will produce acid in the body. It has to do with what is left over when you digest it or if it leaves behind an acid or alkaline “ash”. A good example is scallops. When we eat scallops it doesn’t taste like an acidic food, but it actually leaves an extremely acid ash during digestions. In fact, scallops are one of the most acidic foods you can eat.
Unfortunately, a lot of the food and drink people put in their mouths create an acid ash. These include alcohol, coffee and many of the flesh protein in our diet. Interestingly enough, stress also tends to create an acid condition in the body.
STEPS YOU CAN IMMEDIATELY TAKE TO IMPROVE YOUR PH
Luckily, it is pretty easy to immediately change our pH for the better and make it more alkaline. The first step is to understand which food and beverages create the acid ash and which are alkaline. Then it’s simply a matter of eliminating some of the more acid foods we are eating and adding in more alkaline foods. “Alkaline Supplementation” is also a way to ensure the pH is balanced.
The following is a list of foods that are acidic in nature; corn, meat, beans, fish, fowl, most grains, coffee, plums, prunes, cranberries, distilled water.
This list is made up of very acidic foods; eggs, liver and other organ meats, gravy, broth made from bones or other animal parts, wine, yogurt with active cultures, buttermilk (including buttermilk pancakes and biscuits), sour cream, and most fermented foods and aged cheeses.
The second step is to get a baseline of what the pH is in our body so that we can see if our pH is improving or if we need to continue to eliminate more acidic foods and add in more alkaline ones. We can do this by testing the pH of our saliva on a regular basis. Simply purchase pH strips at drug stores, health food stores, or online.
In addition to decreasing the amount of acidic foods and increasing the amount of alkaline foods we eat, one of the best ways to immediately begin changing our pH is to consume “Green Drinks” or natural and organic pH level supplements. We can do this by simply adding a powder that is made up of a whole host of vegetables that are highly alkaline to a glass of water.
One company by the name of Life Force International has created two products specifically for this reason; Body Balance and TrueGreens (the best “Greens” product on the market today). Body Balance is a mixture of two super foods; Aloe Vera and Ocean Botanicals (Sea Vegetation). These two super foods help the body maintain an alkanalized state. TrueGreens is a combination of 30 grasses, grains, fruits, vegetables, probiotics, enzymes, noni, and other organic and natural source ingredients. Again, this product helps to maintain a healthy pH level.
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Thanks for taking the time to read this article and we hope that it shed a little more light on how to maintain a healthy body state.
Health Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. The statements and products are not intended to diagnose, cure, prevent or treat any diseases.
